FIDE is happy to announce that both the World Champion Magnus Carlsen and the Challenger Vishy Anand have signed the World Championship Match contract and preparations are proceeding as planned.

The World Championship Match will take place in Sochi, Russia between the 7th and the 27th of November.

FIDE President invites the two Prime Ministers of Norway and India to the opening ceremony and to the "first move". The FIDE President has also decided to invite all World Champions to the ceremony, which will take place on November the 7th.